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Temple University Hospital and Fox Chase Cancer Center have both once again received recognition in U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals" rankings for 2013-14. Learn more by reading the press releases below.

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RANKED AMONG REGION'S BEST HOSPITALS BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT

Temple University Hospital has once again been included among the region’s best hospitals in U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals" rankings for 2013-14. U.S. News also recognized Temple for high performance in the following specialties: Cancer; Gastroenterology and GI Surgery; Gynecology; Nephrology; Neurology and Neurosurgery; Orthopaedics; Pulmonology; and Urology. Only about 15 percent of all hospitals are recognized for high performance as among the region’s best.

“It is an honor that Temple has again been recognized as being among the best hospitals in Philadelphia and the region,” said John N. Kastanis, FACHE, President & CEO of Temple University Hospital. “Temple remains committed to being on the leading edge of clinical care and to offering exceptional, high-end specialty programs.”

U.S. News & World Report publishes its “Best Hospitals” rankings online every July, showcasing more than 700 of the nation’s roughly 5,000 hospitals. U.S. News publishes national rankings in 16 specialties, as well as rankings in selected metropolitan areas, regions and states. The complete rankings are available at http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals and will appear in print in the U.S. News “Best Hospitals 2014” guidebook, available in bookstores and on newsstands August 27.

U.S. News & World Report Names Fox Chase Cancer Center Among the "Best Hospitals" in the Nation for Cancer Care

The Center also ranks highly among hospitals in Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia metropolitan area

Once again, Fox Chase Cancer Center has been ranked among the best hospitals in the nation for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report. In the just-released 2013-14 rankings, Fox Chase is ranked 30th in the nation in the specialty of cancer care.

“This important national ranking gives everyone at our Center—from physicians to nurses to administrators and even volunteers—a sense of pride in what we do here at Fox Chase every day,” says Richard I. Fisher, MD, director of Fox Chase Cancer Center and senior associate dean for cancer programs at Temple University School of Medicine. “Everyone’s hard work is certainly reflected in these rankings and gives us even more momentum to build on our already strong mission of prevailing over cancer.”

Additionally, Fox Chase was ranked as high performing in the specialty areas of gynecology, nephrology and urology. Among all hospitals, it also ranked 11th in Pennsylvania and 7th in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

The rankings have been published annually by U.S. News & World Report for the past 24 years—evaluating hospitals strengths in 16 adult specialties. In most specialties, it ranks the nation’s top 50 hospitals and recognizes other high-performing hospitals that provide care at nearly the level of their nationally-ranked peers.

They are based on a number of variables, including a national survey that asks physicians to rate institutions on reputation. Among the other factors considered are types of facilities available, specific services offered, patient safety measures, Magnet nursing status, and selected outcomes metrics. Many of the data points are averaged over a rolling three-year period.

The specialty rankings and data were produced for U.S. News by RTI International, a leading research organization based in Research Triangle Park, N.C. Using the same data, U.S. News produced the state and metro rankings.

The rankings have been published at
http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals and will appear in print in the U.S. NewsBest Hospitals2014 guidebook, available in bookstores and on newsstands August 27.

Fox Chase Cancer Center, part of the Temple University Health System, is one of the leading cancer research and treatment centers in the United States. Founded in 1904 in Philadelphia as one of the nation’s first cancer hospitals, Fox Chase was also among the first institutions to be designated a National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center in 1974. Fox Chase researchers have won the highest awards in their fields, including two Nobel Prizes. Fox Chase physicians are also routinely recognized in national rankings, and the Center’s nursing program has received the Magnet status for excellence three consecutive times. Today, Fox Chase conducts a broad array of nationally competitive basic, translational, and clinical research, with special programs in cancer prevention, detection, survivorship, and community outreach. For more information, visit Fox Chase’s Web site at
www.foxchase.org or call 1-888-FOX CHASE or (1-888-369-2427).